Colleges / Norfolk State University
College · Public · Norfolk, VA · City
NSU

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA

HBCU
Address700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Websitewww.nsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size5,392
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 927 · ACT 18.

If you get in

5,392 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.7k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants65%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$29k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,392
Location
Norfolk, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Norfolk State; NSU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black80%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • White2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.

Colleges / Norfolk State University
College · Public · Norfolk, VA · City
NSU

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA

HBCU
Address700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Websitewww.nsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size5,392
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 927 · ACT 18.

If you get in

5,392 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.7k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants65%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$29k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,392
Location
Norfolk, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Norfolk State; NSU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black80%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • White2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.